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Importing PSD vs PNG files
Hello!
I’m animating a very large, multi-layered PSD in After Effects. It’s currently all imported directly from the PSD file (as footage). I was wondering if it would be less of a load on my computer’s memory if I just saved every layer as a PNG and imported them to After Effects then. It would be a little more work upfront for me, but I’m wondering if doing so will save time in playback loading times.
So does anyone know if there’s a difference in size and how the program reads these files? Or if there are any alternatives that would increase efficiency?
Thanks!
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1 Reply
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I’ve had some similar experience with using really large “for print” files, and always try to keep my sub-comps to only the needed resolution.
For example if I had a 12000×7000 pixel .psd file, and I only needed to use a 600×600 area of that image, I would make sure my sub-comp is only at that needed resolution.
Import composition “retain layer sizes” is nice feature to break apart a large .psd files. and have each element with its own center.
Hopefully that helps.
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